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it FREEDOM Al our History of a Man Who Lived in Misery and Torture $3 CHAPTER XVII.â€"â€"(Cont’d) And against the light green of lhe meadow-lands, and the darker )live of the thick forest trees, the many colors of pennons, the glint of )unlight upon arms, gave the ani- ation of the scene an added quaâ€" ity of picturesquenoss. How "de~ :orative” it all was! how vivid and (complete a picture! And yet how stern and sinister in meaning. The soldiers were silent as they leaned out over the pentshousc. The squires left the works and descended to the bailey. Huber re- mained on the wall. From where he stood he could see all over the castle. Such of the garrison as were not on guard or employed in active preparation straggled slowly over the grass towards the chapel door. Some of the serfs followed, the man-avarms could easily dis- tinguish their characteristic dress. He turned curiously pale beneath his bronze. Then his eyes turned towards the noble tower Outfang‘ .thef, and presently fixed themselves on an iron door, between two butâ€" tresses, which was nearly lTelow the level of the yard, and must be reached by a few old mildcwed steps. His eyes remained fixed upon the archway of the door, and his face became full of a great gloom and horror. The .sent-inels passed and re~passâ€" ed him as he stared down below with set pale features. At length he turned and entered one. of the hoards. The angle of the side hid him from view of the men upon the walls. There Huber knelt down and prayed for the sort who had saved is life on Wilfrit-h Mere, and now lay deep down behind that iron door.â€" ‘ ’ The strong man beat his breast and bowed his head. He bowed still lower with his hands crossed upon his breast. For to this rugged and lonely wor- shipper also, the message was com- ing that all men. are brothers. And so farewell to Huber. ’3“ 'l. '5 ‘26 l *- In a dark plaCe, under the ground, full of filth and rats, Hyâ€" }a lay dying in the crucet bus. It is not necessary to say how they had used him. He was not unconscious, though now and again the brain would fly from the poor maimed body, but the swoon never lasted long. In the long and awful night, in that black tomb, with no noise but the pattcring of the rats, what did he think of? I think there were emotions in his heart. He prayed very earnestly to God, that he might die and be at peace, and he cried a great deal that he could two great not say good-bye to Gruach. ‘ The‘ unmarried cannot know how bitterâ€" ly a man wants his wife in trouble. Hyla kept sobbing and moaning her name all night. The second day, though he never ‘knew a day had gone down there, ' they had but little time to torture him, and after half an hour of unâ€" bearable agony ho was left alone in silence. No one but an enormous ly strong man could have lived for half as long. Still in his brain there was no thought of martyrdom, and none of the cxaltation that it might have given. Although he prayed. and believed indeed that God heard him, his imaginative faculties were not now acute enough to help him to any ghostly comfort. Continuâ€" ally he whimpered for Gruach, until at length’hc sank into a last stu- por. Al;- last, at the end of: the afterâ€" .nooii, his two torturers came and unbound the claimed thing they had madc. “lt- is the. end now, Hyla," said one of them. “wry soon and it will be over. They are all aâ€"waiting and my Lord linger Bigot. of Norâ€" wich has given us an hours truce. while we kill you, you clogl ' They untied the thongs, and lift- ed him from the cruel stones. of them garc him a horn of wine, so that he might have a little strength. ll: revived him somewhat, and they half led, half carried him up the stairs lip and on they went, _______.._â€"â€"â€"â€" mâ€"â€"â€"-.r___‘_=;â€"-â€"vâ€"___ â€"â€"- 5.5} r? a quickly stops fought». cure: a the shrug! and undl - - a 25 coats. One | 6mm 1 colds. heal! l % on that last terrible journey. unâ€" til the lantern, which was carried by a soldier in front of them, beâ€" gan to pale before rich lights of. sunset, which poured in at- the loop-holes in the stairway wall. They were climbing up Outfang~ thef. The fresh airs of evening played about them. After the stench of the oublicttc, it was like heaven to Hyla. They passed up and up, among the chirping birds, until a little illâ€" fitting wooden door, through the chinks of which the light poured like water, showed their labor was at an end. The scrf’s spirits rose. enormously. At last! At last! Death was at hand. At this moâ€" ment of supreme excitement, he nervcd himself to be a man. The occasion altered his whole demean- or. Almost by a miracle his sub- missive attitude dropped from him. His dull eyes flashed, his broken body became almost straight. The heavy, vacuous expression fled from his face never to return, and his nostrile curved in disdain, and with pride at this thing he had done. . It was better to be hanged on a tower like this than on the free at the castle gate, he thought as he littlc'door opened. They came out upon the platform in the full blaze of the setting sun. Far, far below, the smiling woods lay happily, and the rocks called to each other round the treeâ€"tops. The river wound ,its way into the fen like a silver ribbon. Peace and sweetness lay over all the land. Hyla turned his weary head and took one last look at this beauti- ful sunset England. A great cheering came from beâ€" low as tho execution party came out on the battlements, a fierce roar of cxecration. While they were fitting his neck with the rope, Hyla looked down. The castle was spread below him like a map, very vivid in the bright light. Hundreds of tiny white faces were turned towards him. Outside the walls he saw a great camp with tents and huts, among which fires were just- being lit to cook the cvâ€" ening meal. At last, on the edge of the Cup- ing they let him kneel down for prayer. Lord Fulke- had not yet sounded the signal, down in the courtyard, when they should swing him out. . He did not pray, but looked out over the lovely countryside with keen brave eyes. Freedom was very, very near. Freedom at last! The soldiers could not understand his rapt face, it frightened them. As he gazed, his eye fell on a round tower at the far end of the dcâ€" fences. Down thedside of the tower a man was descending by'means of a rope. Although at. this distance he appeared quite small, something in the dress or perhaps in the colâ€" or of the hair proclaimed it to be Lcuin. The executioners saw him also. “God 3" said one of; them. “There goes our minter to Roger. The black hound l" . He bent. over the, edge of the abyss and shouted frantically t0 the crowd below, but he could convey no meaning to them. The little moving figure on the wall had dis- appeared by now, but a group of men standing at the moat~side showed that ho was expected. Hyla saw all this with little inâ€" terest. He was perfectly calm, and all his pain had left him. Already. he was at peace. A keen blast from .a trumpet lsounded in the courtyard belowl and came snarling up to them. There was a sudden movement, and then the two hosts of the beâ€" siegcrs and besicgcd saw a black swinging figure sharply outlined against the ruddy evening sky. Justice had been done. we not suppose that inc death inotcs of the earthly horn swelled !and grew in the poor scrf’s cars pulsing louder and more gloriously triumphant. until he knew them 'for the silver trumpets of the Her- alds of Heaven coming to welcome him? . I THE END. .W”.-'v‘o__. en..- ON 1“. THEORY. I “I wonder why the doctor always ‘wants you to stick out- your tongue.” “Probably to cut short a lot- of Xgab, my dear.” .‘ But may. s mm“ Dry Your Clothes 011a W With a New Perfection 0i! Heater When clothes can’t be hung outside, and must be dried in a , room or cellar, the New Perfection Oil Heater quickly does the work of sun and air. You can hang-up the wet clothes, light your Perfec- tion Oil Heater, open the damper 0n the Farm “Mmmmn GETTING COWS IN SHAPE. 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